League

Mamak
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Baturalp Ökten took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enes Akdemir in the 5th minute of play forced Galatasaray Sk's goalkeeper Akgün Ülküsel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Karsiyaka SK's goal looked a bit too open when Baturalp Ökten came free, but Ziya Onur Teren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akgün Ülküsel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yahya Kemal Şahbaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 11 played minutes, Karsiyaka SK's Akay Kuter shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Akgün Ülküsel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Karsiyaka SK reached it. Akgün Ülküsel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sezer Yorgun in the 13th minute of play. Akgün Ülküsel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bican Kabakçı, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Galatasaray Sk's Bahtiyar Uluşahin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ziya Onur Teren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 27 minutes into the game, Bican Kabakçı cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Akgün Ülküsel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fatih Bostancı during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Galatasaray Sk! In the 33rd match minute, Galatasaray Sk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Utkan Ünalp to maneuver through the defense. Akgün Ülküsel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bican Kabakçı, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Bahtiyar Uluşahin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ziya Onur Teren. Karsiyaka SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bahtiyar Uluşahin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sezer Yorgun to strike the kick off in the second half. After 50 played minutes Karsiyaka SK got a freekick which was hit by Bican Kabakçı. With a little luck, Galatasaray Sk's Akgün Ülküsel got control of the ball when Enes Akdemir tried to sneak it across the goal line. Akgün Ülküsel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bican Kabakçı, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Baturalp Ökten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fatih Bostancı hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bahtiyar Uluşahin in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ziya Onur Teren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 78th match minute, Karsiyaka SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sezer Yorgun to maneuver through the defense. Akgün Ülküsel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enes Akdemir in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bican Kabakçı in the 93rd minute of play forced Galatasaray Sk's goalkeeper Akgün Ülküsel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute Baturalp Ökten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ziya Onur Teren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karsiyaka SK played a much better game than Galatasaray Sk and deserved their victory. The Galatasaray Sk players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.